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One who computes.

when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. Amer. Cyc.

Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections; also, plaster or paper imitations of, or substitutes for, bonbons, often used by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.

One who confutes or disproves.

nge; stability; fixedness; immutabilitu; asm the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.

The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs. Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance. Sir M. Hale

One who constitutes or appoints.

he state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation. The physical constitution of the sun. Sir J. Herschel.

aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor. England contributes much more than any other of the allies. Addison.

One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine.

One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. Abbott.

A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. Sir H. Wotton.

One who creates, produces, or constitutes. Specifically, the Supreme Being. To sin's rebuke and my Creater's praise. Shak. The poets and artists of Greece, who are at the same time its prophets, the creators of its divinities, and the revealers of its theological beliefs. Caird.

The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt. This is by no means the only criterion of criminality. Blackstone.

Hateful; detestable; abominable. But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who doats, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves. Shak.

or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.

iled the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.] Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods, they have been taught to speak imperfectly.

One who distributes cards to the players.

ale. It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase religion with such frivolous disputes. Hooker. And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. Pope.

Subject of discussion. [R.] Statutes and edicts concerning this debate. Milton.